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but france really stepped forward and came... has come to the u.n. today, days after launching the aerial bombardment in mali. i think the concern is that there cannot be really a military solution to this crisis in mali. the crisis has its roots in political and also economic processes. people in the northern part of the country feeling completely marginalized from the rest of the country. so clearly what had you had was an opportunity because of the intervention, the nato intervention in libya unleashing weapons both from khadaffi's cofers as well as from the international community, weapons flowing from libya across borders of algeria into mali to be able to create a crisis and further destabilize northern mali. so i think what you have is a situation where unilateral intervention could create complications down the road both for civilians that could be targeted in these air strikes as well as for further complicating a political crises that may not be resolved militarily. >> brown: peter pham, as we reported secretary panetta said the u.s. is alr
but france really stepped forward and came... has come to the u.n. today, days after launching the aerial bombardment in mali. i think the concern is that there cannot be really a military solution to this crisis in mali. the crisis has its roots in political and also economic processes. people in the northern part of the country feeling completely marginalized from the rest of the country. so clearly what had you had was an opportunity because of the intervention, the nato intervention in...
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doping, but said cheating was just part of competing. >> was it humanly possible to win the tour de france without doping, seven times in a row? >> not in my opinion. i didn't invent the culture, but i didn't try to stop the culture. >> suarez: armstrong was stripped of his seven tour de france titles last year after the u.s. anti-doping agency accused him of masterminding an elaborate doping scheme. but until now, he had steadfastly and repeatedly denied the allegations. >> we have nothing to hide. we have nothing to run from. i never used drugs. >> suarez: anyone who suggested otherwise was attacked by armstrong and his allies, as he acknowledged to winfrey. >> i was a bully in the sense that i tried to control the narrative, and if i didn't like what somebody said, for whatever reasons in my own head-- whether i viewed that as someone being disloyal or a friend turning on you or whatever-- i tried to control that and say, "that's a lie, they're liars." >> suarez: reactions were swift in coming. the former deputy director of the tour de france criticized armstrong's argument that, in eff
doping, but said cheating was just part of competing. >> was it humanly possible to win the tour de france without doping, seven times in a row? >> not in my opinion. i didn't invent the culture, but i didn't try to stop the culture. >> suarez: armstrong was stripped of his seven tour de france titles last year after the u.s. anti-doping agency accused him of masterminding an elaborate doping scheme. but until now, he had steadfastly and repeatedly denied the allegations....
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the former deputy director of the tour de france criticid armstrong's argument that, in effect, everybody was doping. >> ( translated ): well, now he confesses. it doesn't change anything. however, he says that it is about professionalism, that it is part of the job to dope. this is unbelievable, unacceptable, because every job has its own rules. he knowingly broke these rules. and to say this is to once again make a fool of the other cyclists, of his running mates, those who didn't dope. >> suarez: at the same time, the director of australia's tour down under said cycling will recover from the damage done by armsong. >> no doubt about it, it's a big kick in the guts, isn't it, for the sport. but i think, my own feeling is that the general public and supporters of the sport who know what's going on, and who follow the sport, will see the young athletes coming through. i'm sure the fans will appreciate that and respect that, and also support the young athletes. >> suarez: for even some who watched the confession in austin, texas-- armstrong's hometown-- said they've moved on. >> i don't ca
the former deputy director of the tour de france criticid armstrong's argument that, in effect, everybody was doping. >> ( translated ): well, now he confesses. it doesn't change anything. however, he says that it is about professionalism, that it is part of the job to dope. this is unbelievable, unacceptable, because every job has its own rules. he knowingly broke these rules. and to say this is to once again make a fool of the other cyclists, of his running mates, those who didn't dope....
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and once again sees power. >> sreenivasan: in mali today, france stepped up military moves to stop an advance by islamic fighters tied to al-qaeda. the french defense ministry said it's tripling the number of ground troops to be deployed to 2,500. that followed an all-night air raid against the central town of diabaly. it was seized by the rebels yesterday, despite the french bombing campaign. meanwhile, u.s. defense secretary leon panetta said the u.s. is looking for ways to help the french. he spoke in portugal. no consideration of putting american boots on the ground at this time. we have commended the french for this effort. the united nations has supported what the french are doing. and our hope is that we can work with the french to provide whatever assistance we can >> sreenivasan: france had originally said it would mainly provide support for a military intervention by mali's african neighbors. those countries have pledged thousands of troops to the campaign. 2012 was the earth's tenth warmest year on record and marked the hottest year for the contiguous united states ever. th
and once again sees power. >> sreenivasan: in mali today, france stepped up military moves to stop an advance by islamic fighters tied to al-qaeda. the french defense ministry said it's tripling the number of ground troops to be deployed to 2,500. that followed an all-night air raid against the central town of diabaly. it was seized by the rebels yesterday, despite the french bombing campaign. meanwhile, u.s. defense secretary leon panetta said the u.s. is looking for ways to help the...
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in this case metropolitan france, the french part of europe. and for the united states, of course, it's extremely important that the european integrity be kept hole. then when you look at other things that could possibly happen you look at the possible cutting off of uranium supplies and other energy supplies from this part of the world, natural gas in the case of algeria, oil in other parts of the middle east and north africa, uranium and niger, all of these things become exceptionally important and if, for example, in nigeria, which is further south, if the oil supply from there is disrupt that could have a significant effect on the oil markets and on all of our strategic interests in and around the world. >> suarez: in recent years, the united states opened an africa command. what does it do and would it be naturally involved in either watching or actively participating in suppressing this mallian revolt? >> certainly the africa command will have responsibility when our civilian leaders decide what it is that america is going to do here. as
in this case metropolitan france, the french part of europe. and for the united states, of course, it's extremely important that the european integrity be kept hole. then when you look at other things that could possibly happen you look at the possible cutting off of uranium supplies and other energy supplies from this part of the world, natural gas in the case of algeria, oil in other parts of the middle east and north africa, uranium and niger, all of these things become exceptionally...
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and daniel coyle, co-author of "the secret race: the hidden world of tour de france." juliet macur, why do you think lance armstrong is talking in this way to oprah winfrey and talking now when just a few months ago when the report came out he denounced it? >> yeah, it's pretty -- it's a pretty dramatic turn after so many years. really it's been almost 15 years of these vehement denials that he's never doped, that he's sued people that claimed he had doped and he won those lawsuits and he's threatened people who said he has doped and finally he's going to come out and say he did it only because he wants to compete again. right now he's been banned from all olympic sports for life and the only way he could get back into competition is to tell the truth and say he was doping and to help the u.s. anti-doping agency build cases against other people and in doing that he could possibly return to competition as soon as eight years. >> suarez: daniel coyle, are there a lot of thing lance armstrong knows but hasn't said that could still get a lot of other people into trouble? s
and daniel coyle, co-author of "the secret race: the hidden world of tour de france." juliet macur, why do you think lance armstrong is talking in this way to oprah winfrey and talking now when just a few months ago when the report came out he denounced it? >> yeah, it's pretty -- it's a pretty dramatic turn after so many years. really it's been almost 15 years of these vehement denials that he's never doped, that he's sued people that claimed he had doped and he won those...
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they made pretty good wine. >> a little bit of cab franc, malbec. we're going to have about 300 cases from our first vintage. we'll be bottle here shortly. >> reporter: the harvest from their backyard vineyard will yield another 85 cases. then they'll start selling. does the wine have a name? >> we're going with j and j vintners. jeremy and jody. >> the dream is to have a successful winery, build a business that will sustain our families. that would be great. to be our own bosses. to be able to have something, a legacy to pass down to our children. >> reporter: if j and j vintners succeed, they'll add to a growing list of wineries that colleges launched. >> we have 25 that have graduated with degrees and have their own wineries here in walla walla. >> reporter: the college believes tomorrow's opportunities lie close to walla walla's roots, training water resource managers to protect streams that feed the vineyards and above them technicians for some 5,000 wind turbines that power the area. >> they're still installing them. every 8 to 10 turbines req
they made pretty good wine. >> a little bit of cab franc, malbec. we're going to have about 300 cases from our first vintage. we'll be bottle here shortly. >> reporter: the harvest from their backyard vineyard will yield another 85 cases. then they'll start selling. does the wine have a name? >> we're going with j and j vintners. jeremy and jody. >> the dream is to have a successful winery, build a business that will sustain our families. that would be great. to be our...
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. >> brown: and we examine the fallout from tour de france champion lance armstrong's admission that he used performance enhancing drugs. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez: president obama called today for what amounts to a national awakening to stop gun deaths in america. he detailed an action plan, all the while acknowledging that the most far-reaching measures face tough going in congress. >> we can't put this off any longer. >> suarez: with that, the president laid out his strategy, before an audience of congress members, cabinet advisors, and the families of those killed in the school shootings in newtown, connecticut. >> in the month since 20 precious children and six brave adults were violently taken from us at sandy hook elementary, m
. >> brown: and we examine the fallout from tour de france champion lance armstrong's admission that he used performance enhancing drugs. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to...
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se reunía para ver al maravilloso delfín que guiaba el barco a través de las rocas enormes del paso francés. cincuenta años después, otro delfín apareció en la remota playa de nueva zelanda, lo llamaron opo, y se convirtió en una celebridad. en pocas semanas, más de 25,000 personas se habían lanzado al agua para jugar con opo, el delfín amistoso. ♪ pelorus jack y opo fueron famosos, pero ahora los encuentros con los desfiles amistosos ocurren todos los días. ♪ los botes llevan a los turistas al mar para encontrarse cara a cara con los delfines en su hábitat. a una atracción turística? bueno, esto comenzó cuando la gente se enteró de que las ballenas valían mucho dinero. el capitán ahab cazó a moby dick con fines lucrativos. dentro de la gran cabeza del animal hay un órgano lleno con grasa pura de ballena. en el pasado, la grasa era como oro líquido. cuando los balleneros vieron este fluido blanco pegajoso, supusieron que tenían alguna función reproductiva. es por eso que los llamaron sperm whale, esperma de ballena o cachalote. ♪ el aceite de ballenas se disparó
se reunía para ver al maravilloso delfín que guiaba el barco a través de las rocas enormes del paso francés. cincuenta años después, otro delfín apareció en la remota playa de nueva zelanda, lo llamaron opo, y se convirtió en una celebridad. en pocas semanas, más de 25,000 personas se habían lanzado al agua para jugar con opo, el delfín amistoso. ♪ pelorus jack y opo fueron famosos, pero ahora los encuentros con los desfiles amistosos ocurren todos los días. ♪ los botes llevan...
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(narrador) al micrófono de radio kalaweit, se encuentra chanee, un francés de 29 años. cuarenta mil radioescuchas en toda la región, la sintonizan. como de costumbre, chanee pregunta a su público si sabe de algún animal en problemas. [hablando otro idioma] ahora estamos transmitiendo enuestra estación de radio un mensaje sobre el respeto a la vida y eso significa que cualquier animal en dificultades debe tener una segunda oportunidad. cada vez que atendemos el teléfono en la estación, jamás sabemos lo que va a pasar. ♪ hoy el equipo va a rescatar a un animal que está un poco alejado de su zona de comodidad y andrew, el hijo de cinco años de chanee lo acompaña para ayudarlo. un hombre vino a la oficina esta mañana y dijo que tiene un loris perezoso, así que vamos allá y confiamos en poder liberarlo en hampapak, si está bien. ♪ (narrador) su dueño ha pedido a chanee, que le quite al loris perezoso de encima. estos primates de grandes ojos, pueden ser lindos pero producen una toxina a través de las glándulas que hay dentro de sus codos, en las que frot
(narrador) al micrófono de radio kalaweit, se encuentra chanee, un francés de 29 años. cuarenta mil radioescuchas en toda la región, la sintonizan. como de costumbre, chanee pregunta a su público si sabe de algún animal en problemas. [hablando otro idioma] ahora estamos transmitiendo enuestra estación de radio un mensaje sobre el respeto a la vida y eso significa que cualquier animal en dificultades debe tener una segunda oportunidad. cada vez que atendemos el teléfono en la estación,...
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♪ (narrador) al micrófono de radio kalaweit se encuentra chanee, un francés de 29 años. ♪ (chanee) tenemos alrededor de 40,000 radioescuchas las 24 horas, así que son muchas personas. les gusta kalaweit porque es agradable, tenemos música moderna y su imagen es muy actual. ♪ (narrador) pero chanee no instaló la radio kalaweit para alejarse de los problemas. con la ayuda de sus radioescuchas pretende mantener a los animales de borneo fuera de peligro, y cinco veces en cada hora transmite un infomercial con un mensaje sobre la conservación de las especies. ♪ (chanee) borneo alberga a algunos animales increíbles. ♪ pero nuestra vida salvaje está en peligro. ♪ están destruyendo los bosques... ♪ ...para obtener madera y aceite de palma. ♪ si saben de algún animal salvaje en peligro, por favor llamen a radio kalaweit. ♪ cada hora en cada programa tenemos cinco mensajes sobre la conservación, breves pero nos cercioramos de que los escuchen. ♪ (narrador) el lema de chanee es que todos los animales merecen una segunda oportunidad. ♪ y al reducirse la selva de borneo, más
♪ (narrador) al micrófono de radio kalaweit se encuentra chanee, un francés de 29 años. ♪ (chanee) tenemos alrededor de 40,000 radioescuchas las 24 horas, así que son muchas personas. les gusta kalaweit porque es agradable, tenemos música moderna y su imagen es muy actual. ♪ (narrador) pero chanee no instaló la radio kalaweit para alejarse de los problemas. con la ayuda de sus radioescuchas pretende mantener a los animales de borneo fuera de peligro, y cinco veces en cada hora...
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france intervened to halt the advance. west african nations have begun sending troops as wlt. this was election eve in israel, and prime minister benjamin netanyahu appeared likely to keep power-- but not by much. today he urged voters to "come home" to his conservative coalition. polls suggested he could lose seats to an even more conservative challenger. millionaire naftali bennett and his far-right jewish home party have gained momentum. he opposes new peace initiatives with the palestinians. the u.s. house will vote wednesday on raising the national debt ceiling. republican leaders announced today the extension lets the government continue borrowing money until may 19. the current debt ceiling-- $16.4 trillion-- could be reached as early as mid-february. the house bill does not specify a new dollar amount. it does mandate that congress approve budgets, or lawmakers won't be paid. major league baseball lost two hall of famers over the weekend. st. louis cardinals great stan musial-- "stan the man"--iedne saturday at his home just outside the city. he played 22 years, helpin
france intervened to halt the advance. west african nations have begun sending troops as wlt. this was election eve in israel, and prime minister benjamin netanyahu appeared likely to keep power-- but not by much. today he urged voters to "come home" to his conservative coalition. polls suggested he could lose seats to an even more conservative challenger. millionaire naftali bennett and his far-right jewish home party have gained momentum. he opposes new peace initiatives with the...
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euphorically praising france and freedom. >> vive lafrance! reporter: they are part of their country mali again, no longer forced to live in a separate islamist pseudo state. what an extraordinary moment in gao. look at these people just thrilled because they can dance, they can sing, the women can ride motor bikes, smek smoke. they can do all the things they haven't been able to do for the last nine months while the had ees have been in power. the mayor of gao who returned yesterday from exile in the capital addressed the crowd. no one could hear a word he said. but it didn't matter. he was back, a symbol of the malian state. people are looking forward to the first consignment of beer, hopefully soon. today the streets were calm. time to learn from some of the women we met what really happened in gao. they took me into their home. the jihaddists refused to let this half blind woman wear glasses because, the women said, they didn't want us to see the world. they showed me how they were forced to wear these outfits. >> reporter: and how they fo
euphorically praising france and freedom. >> vive lafrance! reporter: they are part of their country mali again, no longer forced to live in a separate islamist pseudo state. what an extraordinary moment in gao. look at these people just thrilled because they can dance, they can sing, the women can ride motor bikes, smek smoke. they can do all the things they haven't been able to do for the last nine months while the had ees have been in power. the mayor of gao who returned yesterday from...
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notre dame psychology professors use a robot built in france by aldebaran robotics, as a tool to encourage children with autism, who may struggle just to engage in simple conversation. according to the autism society one percent of american children ages three to 17 have an autism spectrum disorder. autism is a developmental disability which often includes delayed speech, a lack of interest in relationships, and limited eye contact. it is the fastest-growing developmental disorder and the need for new tools in therapy is great. >> i'm a really good guy, and i'm not weird, i just-- very special. >> reporter: assistant professor joshua diehl directs the notre dame project. >> in my clinical experience, i've encountered a lot of individuals with autism who have this really intense interest in technology. so the idea of this project is to take this interactive robot, which is really interesting and involves technology, and use that to sort of facilitate social skills, development in individuals with autism. >> reporter: at the laboratory for understanding neurodevelopment or fun lab, a child m
notre dame psychology professors use a robot built in france by aldebaran robotics, as a tool to encourage children with autism, who may struggle just to engage in simple conversation. according to the autism society one percent of american children ages three to 17 have an autism spectrum disorder. autism is a developmental disability which often includes delayed speech, a lack of interest in relationships, and limited eye contact. it is the fastest-growing developmental disorder and the need...
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france today declared success in its three-week military operation to rout islamist rebels in mali. malian forces liberated the towns of gao and timbuktu this week, and french troops now have occupied the airport at a third key city-- kidal. in paris today, the french defense minister said his government is open to having u.n. peacekeepers take over, with french support. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn to two stories about conflict in the middle east. as the battle in syria between president bashar al-assad's forces and the free syrian army or f.s.a. rages on, thousands of refugees flood into neighboring countries. jonathan miller of "independent television news" takes us to a secret crossing point on the border with jordan on the outskirts of the syrian city of da'-raa. >> reporter: katiba jaber is a lonely place, exposed to desert winds that chill you to the bone. the border guard is ready for what the night will bring. ( gunfire ) the shooting started shortly after sunset. those are close. the syrians fire at the jordanians ever
france today declared success in its three-week military operation to rout islamist rebels in mali. malian forces liberated the towns of gao and timbuktu this week, and french troops now have occupied the airport at a third key city-- kidal. in paris today, the french defense minister said his government is open to having u.n. peacekeepers take over, with french support. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn to two stories about conflict in...
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france intervened in mali today to stem an offensive by islamic rebels linked to al qaeda. within hours of arriving, the french launched air strikes and helped government forces retake the town of konna in the center of the west african nation. rebels pushing down from the north had seized it this week. in paris, french president francois hollande said his government answered an urgent appeal from the president of its former colony. >> mali is being confronted with an aggression by terrorist elements coming from the north whose brutality and fanaticism the entire world is aware of. as a consequence a frenched arm forces brought their support this afternoon to mali units to fight against these terrorist elements. this operation will la as long asnecessary. >> sreenivasan: later, the malian president declared a national state of emergency. his defense ministry said nigeria and senegal are providing military aid as well. the suspect in the colorado theater shootings will stand trial, but he won't have to enter a plea until march. overnight, a judge ruled there is sufficient ev
france intervened in mali today to stem an offensive by islamic rebels linked to al qaeda. within hours of arriving, the french launched air strikes and helped government forces retake the town of konna in the center of the west african nation. rebels pushing down from the north had seized it this week. in paris, french president francois hollande said his government answered an urgent appeal from the president of its former colony. >> mali is being confronted with an aggression by...
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., have seized a large swath of territory, prompting france to intervene militarily with air power and ground troops. the u.s. military is providing transport flights to aid the french, and clinton said other assistance is under consideration. >> it is a necessary struggle. we cannot permit northern mali to become a safe haven. people say to me all the time, well, a.q.i.m. hasn't attacked the united states. well, before 9/11, 2011, we hadn't been attacked on our homeland since, i guess, the war of 1812 and pearl harbor. so you can't say, well, because they haven't done something, they're not going to do it. his notnly a terrist syndicate; it is a criminal enterprise. >> ifill: the secretary also said the recent crisis at a natural gas plant in algeria is more evidence of the growing threat of a.q.i.m. islamist militants seized the site last week, and the algerian military struck back. the algerian government says at least 37 foreign hostages were killed, including three americans. clinton acknowledged many questions remain about that incident. >> let me offer our deepest condolences to
., have seized a large swath of territory, prompting france to intervene militarily with air power and ground troops. the u.s. military is providing transport flights to aid the french, and clinton said other assistance is under consideration. >> it is a necessary struggle. we cannot permit northern mali to become a safe haven. people say to me all the time, well, a.q.i.m. hasn't attacked the united states. well, before 9/11, 2011, we hadn't been attacked on our homeland since, i guess,...